â€œI had decided to slow down,â€ said Mr. Stern, who is 58, relaxing in that Imax-size living room on a couch long enough to contain his 6-foot-5-inch frame. His 10-year-old English bulldog, Bernice, a constant and beloved companion, was by his side. (Beth Ostrosky, his second wife, was out at the moment.) â€œI was going to semiretire. I was doing three days on the radio a week, and that was enough for me. I was trying to get into photography â€” like a retired guy.â€